[International]Controversy at ILGA Asia Conference
The largest LGBT conference in Asia opened amid a cloud of controversy as it has become apparent that trans participants were identified upon registration using their assigned birth names.

[UK]The Terf* war tearing feminism apart(trans exclusionary radical feminist)
Germaine Greer has always been good at lobbing the kind of verbal grenade that sends an explosion rippling through all of feminism. She did that recently when she appeared on television and radio after a petition that sought to have her banned from speaking at Cardiff University because of her views on trans women. Among her stand-out comments was: “Just because you lop off your penis and then wear a dress doesn't make you a ******* woman.”

[Arabia]Questionnaire with some Arab Trans إستبيان مع بعض الترانس العرب
In a questioner that performed by Dr. Maya with many Arab trans in different Arab countries aiming to provided an overview of the Arab Trans situation in their countries. All the answers express the personal experience of each trans who answer the questioner.

[NM, USA]Policy Changes for Public School District
The Grants Cibola County School Board made changes to several policies during the Oct. 20 school board meeting at the Haaku Learning Center, the Pueblo of Acoma’s head start.

[TX, USA]How Houston Is Being Duped by Bigoted Zealots
When Annise Parker was elected to the office of mayor in Houston in 2009 it was a loud message that the old, conservative oil and gas town was finally beginning to reflect the place many of its residents already knew it to be: a forward thinking, world-class city with thriving LGBTQ and arts communities and a long resume of innovations in medicine and tech which long ago outgrew its dusty, Urban Cowboy roots. She was, after all, the country's first openly gay mayor, and was now in charge of one of the most diverse cities in the US. It's ironic, then, that upon taking office, Parker learned that Houston was the only large city in Texas—and one of the only ones in the country, in fact—that didn't have on its books an Equal Rights Ordinance, one that adds an extra layer to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to offer protection against discrimination in public and private sectors.Tactics and Antagonists Draw Attention to Houston Rights VoteIf You Think You Understand Houston’s ‘Bathroom Ordinance,’ You Probably Don’t

[WI, USA]Legislators weigh in on ‘bathroom bill’
With the introduction of a bill that would require students identifying as transgender to use bathrooms based on biology, not gender identity, state officials have been thrust into a debate.